Church of the High Pines: December 2010

12/23/10

Heard near Martha's house...

2010 National Cyclocross Championships

Bend, Oregon - December '10

a video by:
Dr. Martha Iverson - 1st Place - National Champion

Richard Bagienski - 18th Place - Not A Douche

Carmens's Winning Cyclocross Bike - For Sale (Bargain of the year!)

Cannondale Caad 9 CX - 2010

Team Monavie/Cannondale team colors, white & blue special edition

Size: 48cm (if you ride a 50 - 52 road frame this will fit you perfectly)

Parts:
Crank - SRAM Force BB30 standard (chain rings 39/46)
Front Break - Shimano
Rear Break - Avid Shorty 6
Font/Rear Derailure - SRAM Rival
Stem/Bars - Cannondale C2
Seat Post - Carbon TruVativ
Break/Shifter lever - SRAM Rival
Cassette - Sram Rival 12-27
Seat - San Marco Aspide
Fork - Easton ec 90 x
Wheels: DT 240 hubs, sapin, cx ray bladed spokes, Kinlin 30mm rim, 1460gr light
clincher wheelset
Skewers: Tune skewers, 55gr the pair, those retail for $100 alone
Tires - Schwalbe Racing Ralph cross tire

Awesome Bike - Maybe rode 20times...used for local series cross season. Very little toe overlap for this size bike. Light weight, in great condition!

Sale Price $1500 - NOW $1200

If you have any questions feel free to email me: carmensmall@yahoo.com

12/16/10

Todd Wells - 2010 Pro Cyclocross Champion - And Runs Over People

Meg (wife) overcome with joy that Todd ran over Jeremy Powers

The win makes it Three National Titles

this year for Durangoan and Olympian

Todd Wells

“This has been the best season of my life domestically,” he said. “It’s never come together for me like this where I could get all three jerseys… It was a goal of mine."

Dr. Robert (Tino) Sonora - A Christmas Miracle

Tino shows how it's done. Both on the bike, and in the classroom.

"Economy showing some solid, positive signs"

This said by Dr. Sonora, Economist

Read the Herald article HERE

"I am aware that most of my synopses of the economy have been, shall we say, less than favorable – but it is time to look for some positives." ... "I won’t say we are out of the woods until everything is trending in the right direction, but today’s snapshot at least lends us some hope for the holidays."

Robert “Tino” Sonora is an Assistant Professor of Economics and co-director of the Office of Economic Analysis and Business Research at Fort Lewis College.

Reach him at sonora_t@fortlewis.edu

(Scribes Note: You saw it here. Tino is finally pointing the arrow up)

12/10/10

Durango's Ned Overend - 2010 National Cyclocross Champion

Buh Bye...

Ned Overend
2010 National Cyclocross Champion

Bend Oregon - December '10

“The course was changing all the time,” explained Overend.
“It was kind of dicey on that first lap,
but then I was able to bridge up to Norm and
put it down on the grass areas.”

Durango's Walt Axthelm - 2010 National Cyclcross Champion

Walt Axthelm
2010 National Cyclocross Champion

Bend Oregon

"Axthelm repeated as the 75+ champion, and he doesn’t look likely to be quitting any time soon. He lined up and raced with the 70+ group, and would have been on the podium in that group as well. In fact he was off the front until a botched remount resulted in his saddle separating from the rails. Half a lap later he made a visit to the pits and continued his title-winning ride."

It begs the question... "Where were his testicles at the time of the Botched Remount"? It's a really really tough sport.